Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lose sight of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: lose sight of
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To no longer be able to see (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To fail to remember; to overlook or neglect (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The soldier lost sight of the enemy."
"The double-track branch curves away southwards at the south end of the station and runs on a banked down gradient gradually losing sight of the main line."
"If a pilot lost sight of his intended landmark, he would spend precious minutes circling until he found a familiar feature again."
"After he graduated from university he lost sight of his career goals."
"Smith warns: "You must not lose sight of the fact that not everyone can do contactless payment and mobile ticketing. Not everyone has a bank account, not everyone can use a smartphone, not everyone works cashless."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

loses sight of (present, singular) losing sight of (participle, present) lost sight of (participle, past) lost sight of (past)

Questions

What does lose sight of mean?: To no longer be able to see (something).

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